The Kadaitcha SungPenguin Books, assisted by the Literature Board of the Australia Council, 1990 - Fiction - 313 pages Novel using Central Australian mythology and sorcery beliefs. |
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Page 133
... stepped aside . ' Fuckin ' hell ! ' The first man cursed as he stepped past . ' These boongs are getting too friggin ' smart for their own good . ' ' Don't worry , we can take those two any time we want , ' Tommy told Jarroo . ' Has ...
... stepped aside . ' Fuckin ' hell ! ' The first man cursed as he stepped past . ' These boongs are getting too friggin ' smart for their own good . ' ' Don't worry , we can take those two any time we want , ' Tommy told Jarroo . ' Has ...
Page 211
... stepped forward to confront Boonger . ' You brute ! ' she screamed . ' You didn't have to kill that poor little thing . If you wanted to eat you could have shared our food . Don't you realize how rare those little creatures are becoming ...
... stepped forward to confront Boonger . ' You brute ! ' she screamed . ' You didn't have to kill that poor little thing . If you wanted to eat you could have shared our food . Don't you realize how rare those little creatures are becoming ...
Page 236
... stepped through and onto the narrow landing . As he closed the door behind him he paused , his heart pumping wildly within . The walls were brick and Tommy felt as though he were standing at the lip of a well , but a stairway led down ...
... stepped through and onto the narrow landing . As he closed the door behind him he paused , his heart pumping wildly within . The walls were brick and Tommy felt as though he were standing at the lip of a well , but a stairway led down ...
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arms bastard beer beneath Biamee Biamee's blood body Booka Roth Boonger Bora Ring boss Brisbane Bulley Bunda Bunyatt camp Ceddy close Coontown couple Cribb Island dark Darpil dingo door drink eyes face feel feet Fingal fingers Finlay Fleur floor forward friggin front fuck fuckin fullah going grabbed hand Hinds Jack Jarroo Jelda Jonjurrie kill Kobbina Koobara land Macow Mary mate migloo mind mission Mister moogi stone mouth Native Mounted Police never night Ningi Pinni poorie pulled Purnung pushed Rainbow Serpent reached Roth's sacred Sambo shit shook his head shoulder spirit Stephen stepped stood sure talk Tea-Pot thing told Tommy asked Tommy bowed Tommy Gubba Tommy knew Tommy looked Tommy nodded Tommy smiled Tommy walked Tommy's tonight took tribes trying turned Uluru voice waiting wall wallaby watched woman Worimi worry Yeah young Kadaitcha